Technology Sector, Acquisitions, Data Security

Highlights From CFIUS’ 2024 Annual Report to Congress

Foley Hoag LLP on 8/14/2025

Key Takeaways: - In 2024, CFIUS reviewed 325 covered transactions and increased its scrutiny of non-notified deals. Nevertheless, both the number of filings reviewed and the number of requests for formal filings following...more

U.S. Cybersecurity Sector Recap

Ropes & Gray LLP on 8/1/2025

M&A activity in the cybersecurity sector is on pace to exceed 2024 volume by 10% in 2025, with continued consolidation as larger firms acquire niche players to enhance capabilities or expand product offerings. The...more

Buy the power: Data center deals on the rise in the US

White & Case LLP on 3/10/2025

The breakneck pace of growth in artificial intelligence is powering investment in the red-hot data infrastructure subsector - Data center dealmaking is ramping up across the globe as the rapid development of AI pushes up...more

Industry Responses to the U.S. Outbound Investment Regulatory Regime

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 3/12/2024

The only thing truly certain about the proposed U.S. outbound investment regulatory regime is that a lot of uncertainty remains. But industry responses garnered during the comment period may, at least partly, foretell the...more

How Not to Make a Deal: 5 Key Cybersecurity Concerns in M&A

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 7/14/2022

Cyber risks are increasing, and as a result, due diligence inquiries and valuations are increasingly focusing on the cybersecurity and privacy risks inherent in a business’s collection, use, retention and disposal of data. ...more

CFIUS Continues Focus on Information Security, Blocks Chinese Acquisition of MoneyGram

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 1/22/2018

- MoneyGram and Ant Financial mutually terminate $1.2 billion proposed merger - CFIUS’s concerns focused on cyber and information security - Scrutiny of buyers’ information security processes is likely to increase On...more